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Mathematics and Narrative, continued

For those who prefer drama to mathematics: See also Magic + Flute in this journal.

Raiders of the Lost Theorem

(Continued from Nov. 16, 2013.) The 48 actions of GL(2,3) on a 3×3 array include the 8-element quaternion group as a subgroup. This was illustrated in a Log24 post,…

In Memoriam

From the online Encyclopaedia Britannica: Piero della Francesca, original name Piero di Benedetto dei Franceschi (born c. 1416/17, Sansepolcro, Republic of Florence [Italy]— died Oct. 12, 1492, Sansepolcro), painter whose serene, disciplined exploration…

A Passage from India

(For Columbus Day.) See Con Vocation.

The Code of Beauty

Dialogue from “Django Unchained” — “What’s a bounty?” “It’s like a reward.” Today’s noon post links to posts on Tony Scott that in turn lead to… A post from June…

Selfie Sequel

This post is a sequel to Pythagorean Selfie (Sept. 30, 2014) and October Nine: Lyche at Bodø. Today’s Instagram photos from Josefine Lyche, still at Bodø: The figure at…

Cut to Stanley Chase

“Chase worked for years to make a movie of ‘The Threepenny Opera.’ He finally got it done in 1989 as ‘Mack the Knife,’ with Menahem Golan directing.” —…

High White Noon

(The phrase is from Don DeLillo and Josefine Lyche.) See “Complex Grid.” See as well Bill O’Reilly’s remark, “Do not be a coxcomb,” and an artist‘s self-portrait: Grid…

Autistic Enchantment

(Continued from Sept. 3, 2009) George Steiner on chess: "At the sight of a set, even the tawdriest of plastic pocket sets, one’s fingers arch and a coldness…

Both Hands and an Ass Map

(Continued from Grids and Space and posts tagged Riddle for Caltech)